Awning-fastener.



A. P. NUGENT.

AWNING FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JULY 8, 1914.

A TTO/MIEVS THE NORRIS PETERS CO PHOTO LITHD. WASHINGTON, D. c.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

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ANTHONY r. NUGENT', or NEW'Y'QRK, iv. Y.

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To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, AN rHoNY F. 'NUGE T, a citizen of the United State's, andamesi dent of the city of New York bo'rough of Manhattan, in the county and State of New York, have invented'a new and Improved Awning-Fastener, of which the following isa full, clear, and exact description. 7 v

The object of the invention isto provide a new and improved awning fastener arranged to permit 'of quickly and conveniently connecting the top edge of an awning with the permanent attaching members 'on the window of a building orother structure on which the awning is to be used. V

In order toaccomplish the desired result use is made of a carrier slidably engaging .the upper thickened edge of the awning c'overing, and a yoke pivotedon the said carrier and adapted to assume an-angular position and. an alined .position relative to the carrier,

fixed on. the building, the building and the jfabriccovering of the awning bein-gsh'own in section; Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same; Fig. 3 is a side elevatlon similarto Fig. 1 and showing the awnlng fastener locked in position on the attaching member, the building and the covering being shown in section; Fig. 4 is a front elevation of the awning fastener with the yoke in closed position; and Fig. 5 is a sectional side elevation of the same.

The covering A of the awning is inad'e of the usual textile fabric and is provided at its upperedge with a hem A containing a filling 'A such as rope and the like, to thicken the upper edge of the covering On-this thickened edge of the covering A are slidably mounted awning fasteners B Specifitaticn of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 19, 1915.

Application fi1ed J'u1y 8, 1914, SeriaI No. 849,742.

each provided with a yoke C and each adapted to engagean attaching member D, such as a screw eye, as shown in Figs. 1, 2 and 3, or a screw, nail or thelike, as indicated in Fig. 5, the attaching members being permanentlys'ecur'edtotheftop of a window E or othe1structure on' which theawning is used. Each carrier B is provided at its lower portion with a keyhole slot B"to-permit of engaging the carrier "B endwise with thethickened end of'the covering Aandto'allow of sliding the carrier B along the said thickened edge to move the "several fasteners 'in alinement withthe corresponding attaching member's D.

The ends of each carrier-B areprovided with \l -shaped bearings B engagedby trunnions C projecting inwardly towardeach other from angular arms C forming integral parts of the ends of the yoke C, which latter is preferably in' the'form of a bar extending lengthwise of the carrier B, as plainly indicated in Figs. 2'and 4. By the arrangement described the yoke O can be shifted relative to the carrier B so as to move the yoke into an angular, open position relative to the carrier, as plainly indicated in F igs. l and'Q, and the yoke can also be shifted into an Valined, closed position relative-to the carrier, as shown in Figs. 3, 4 and 5. The freeedge B of the carrier B 'is provided at or near its-middle with a notch 13*, and thein'ner edge'C of the yoke C is adapted 'to'extend close to'the edge B at the time the, yoke C is in closed, alined position. The inn'er edge C fof the yokeis provided with 'anotchC adapted to register with the notch B of the carrier B to accommodate the shank of the attaching member D. Then the yokeC is in angular, open position, as shown in Figs. 1 and 2, then sufficient space ishad forthe passage of the headof the attaching member between the edge C of the yoke'an'dthe corresponding side of the carrier-B to allow ofpassingthe fastener inward on the attaching member D to the shank thereof, as will be readily understood by comparison of Figs. 1 and 2 with Fig. 3. Whenthe yoke C reaches a rearmost-position on'the attaching member Dthe carrier B is allowed to swing downwardby the operator so that the covering A now exerts a pull downwardly and out- Wardly on the carrier B to hold the latter and the yoke C in alined, closed position one relative to the other so that the head of the attaching member D is in front of the edges B and C of the carrier B and the; yoke G, and consequently the fastener cannot possibly slip off the attaching member D. By making the bearings B V-shaped the yoke C can be swung into angular, open position on either side of the carrier B according to the position of the attaching member D on the window or other structure. T he outer wall of each bearing B is provided at the apex with a recess B for engagement by the corresponding trunnion C at the time the yoke G is in alined, closed position relative to the carrier B so that the yoke C not liable toswing into an open position in case gusts of wind or similar forces should move the covering A upward while the awning is in the open position. The carrierB is provided with side openings B leaving a central portion 13 around which a wire may be looped for supporting an awning pulley block, as indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 4.

Theawning fastener shown and described is very simple and durable in construction andis composed of but few parts which can be readily placed in position on thethickened edge of the awning covering and moved along the said thickened edge into register with the corresponding attaching member D so that the latter need not be disturbed at any time when placing the awning in positionon the building or removing it therefrom. It will further be noticed that the operator can conveniently engage the awning. fasteners with the attaching members D, as it is only necessary to move the yoke G into an open, angular position. relative to the carrier B and then slip the fastener onto the corresponding attaching member D, as

above described. When this has been done and the carrier is released, the pullexerted by the covering A draws the carrier 13 and the yoke G into alined position in the rear of the head of the attaching member D.

It is understood that by the arrangement described, rings, gromets, staples, hooks and similar devices are entirely dispensedwith, as it is only necessary to slip the carrier endwise in position on the thickened edge of the awning and to attach the carrier on the attaching member D.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Leti i ters Patent:

1. An awning fastener, comprising a fixed attaching member having head, and a carrier adapted to engage the edge of the awning coveringandprovided with a pivoted yoke, the latter when in angular position relative to the carrier being so positioned as edgeprovided with a notch,the yoke when in alined position having its inner edge opposite the said notched edge and the notches in register one with the other, and the yoke when in' angular position having its inner edge spaced from. the corresponding side of the carrier for the passage of the head of a fixed attaching member on the window'or other structure. i w v 3. An aw'ning'fastener, comprising a carrier on the awning covering, and a yoke movable on the carrier and adapted to be moved into an open position for engagement with a fixed attaching member on the window or other structure, and the yoke when in closed position locking the fastener in po- I sition on the attaching member and being held in locked position by the pull exerted by the awning covering.

4:. An awning fastener, comprising a carrier having a'keyhole slot slidingly engaging the thickened edge of an awning covering, the free edge of the said carrier beingprovided with a notch-and the ends of the carrier being provided with bearings, and a yoke provided at its ends with trunnions engaging the said bearings to allow of swinging the yoke into an angular or into an alined position relative to the carrier, the yoke having a notch adapted to register with the said carrier notch.

p 5. An awning fastener, comprising a carrier having a 'keyhole'slot slidingly engaging the thickened edge of an awning covering, the free edge of the said carrier being provided with V-shaped bearings, and a yoke provided at its ends with trunnions engaging the said hearings to allow of swinging the yoke into an angular or into an alinedposition relative to the carrier, the yoke having a notch adapted to register with the said rier being provided with V'-shaped bearings having notches in the outer walls at the apexes of the said bearings, and ayoke pro vided with a notch and the ends of the'caryoke into an angular or into an alined posivided at its ends With trunnions engaging name to this specification in the presence of the said bearings to allow of swinging the two subscribing Witnesses;

tion relative to the carrier, the yoke having ANTHONY NUGENT' a notch adapted to register With the said Witnesses: carrier notc GEO. G. HOSTER,

In testimony whereof I have signed my D. RoLLHAUs.

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